Planning a wedding is an excited joyous time for the couple but it can be overwhelming and stressful too. Here is a simple timeline on what should be done starting from a year out to help keep it manageable and minimize the stress

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1 year before wedding

• Announce your engagement to friends and family.
• Choose a wedding style, formality, and set a tentative date.
• Select your bridal party and start a provisional guest list that you can continue to add and revise as needed.
• Select ceremony site and reserve your officiant.
• Shop for your wedding dress as it can take months to arrive as time for fittings and adjustments
• Search for wedding vendors

9 months before

• Select and order grooms and attendants attire
• Finalize all wedding vendors and secure your date with a deposit
• Finalize your guest list and order you invitations.  

6 months before

• Meet with florist and select bouquets and floral arrangements.
• Meet with all vendors to finalize orders and reservations.
• Order you wedding cake
• Begin doing research on marriage license and blood tests.
• Meet with both sets of parents to coordinate their attire.

4 months

• Address and send out your invitations and announcements.
• Arrange for final fittings.
• Order wedding favors, bridal party gifts and other wedding accessories (champagne flutes, cake knife, etc)

2 months before

• Make an appointment with a makeup artist for a trial.
• Finalize last minute fittings.
• Schedule an appointment with beautician for wedding day hair styles for yourself and your wedding party.
• Start gathering your RSVP’s
• Assign a friend or family member to be your wedding assistant for the day of the wedding to help with special photos and songs.

1 month before

• Confirm all ceremony and reception plans
• Finalize rehearsal dinner.
• Go over songs with DJ or band.
• Create seating arrangements for the reception
• Start taking care of name changes, address changes, etc.

1-2 days before

• Get a manicure/pedicure
• Make payment envelopes for each vendor and give them to your wedding day assistant.
• Compile a list of numbers with each vendor
• Confirm flight for honeymoon

The Big Day- Wedding Day

• Get your hair and makeup done early
• Make sure you get enough to eat and drink
• Relax and enjoy this very special day

Aloha from your friends at Hawaiian Wedding Place where you can find all you need for you Tropical Wedding.